7.8
HIGH
CVE-2024-49884
Linux Kernel Ext4 Slab Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix slab-use-after-free in ext4_split_extent_at() We hit the following use-after-free: ================================================================== BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in ext4_split_extent_at+0xba8/0xcc0 Read of size 2 at addr ffff88810548ed08 by task kworker/u20:0/40 CPU: 0 PID: 40 Comm: kworker/u20:0 Not tainted 6.9.0-dirty #724 Call Trace: <TASK> kasan_report+0x93/0xc0 ext4_split_extent_at+0xba8/0xcc0 ext4_split_extent.isra.0+0x18f/0x500 ext4_split_convert_extents+0x275/0x750 ext4_ext_handle_unwritten_extents+0x73e/0x1580 ext4_ext_map_blocks+0xe20/0x2dc0 ext4_map_blocks+0x724/0x1700 ext4_do_writepages+0x12d6/0x2a70 [...] Allocated by task 40: __kmalloc_noprof+0x1ac/0x480 ext4_find_extent+0xf3b/0x1e70 ext4_ext_map_blocks+0x188/0x2dc0 ext4_map_blocks+0x724/0x1700 ext4_do_writepages+0x12d6/0x2a70 [...] Freed by task 40: kfree+0xf1/0x2b0 ext4_find_extent+0xa71/0x1e70 ext4_ext_insert_extent+0xa22/0x3260 ext4_split_extent_at+0x3ef/0xcc0 ext4_split_extent.isra.0+0x18f/0x500 ext4_split_convert_extents+0x275/0x750 ext4_ext_handle_unwritten_extents+0x73e/0x1580 ext4_ext_map_blocks+0xe20/0x2dc0 ext4_map_blocks+0x724/0x1700 ext4_do_writepages+0x12d6/0x2a70 [...] ================================================================== The flow of issue triggering is as follows: ext4_split_extent_at path = *ppath ext4_ext_insert_extent(ppath) ext4_ext_create_new_leaf(ppath) ext4_find_extent(orig_path) path = *orig_path read_extent_tree_block // return -ENOMEM or -EIO ext4_free_ext_path(path) kfree(path) *orig_path = NULL a. If err is -ENOMEM: ext4_ext_dirty(path + path->p_depth) // path use-after-free !!! b. If err is -EIO and we have EXT_DEBUG defined: ext4_ext_show_leaf(path) eh = path[depth].p_hdr // path also use-after-free !!! So when trying to zeroout or fix the extent length, call ext4_find_extent() to update the path. In addition we use *ppath directly as an ext4_ext_show_leaf() input to avoid possible use-after-free when EXT_DEBUG is defined, and to avoid unnecessary path updates.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 21, 2024, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 8, 2024, 4:15 p.m.

Source :

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel

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  • CVE Modified by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Nov. 08, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/393a46f60ea4f249dc9d496d4eb2d542f5e11ade [No types assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 25, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d949ea75bb529ea6342e83465938a3b0ac51238 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d949ea75bb529ea6342e83465938a3b0ac51238 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fe117790b37c84c651e2bad9efc0e7fda73c0e3 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fe117790b37c84c651e2bad9efc0e7fda73c0e3 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/915ac3630488af0ca194dc63b86d99802b4f6e18 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/915ac3630488af0ca194dc63b86d99802b4f6e18 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a5401d4c3e2a3d25643c567d26e6de327774a2c9 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a5401d4c3e2a3d25643c567d26e6de327774a2c9 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c26ab35702f8cd0cdc78f96aa5856bfb77be798f No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c26ab35702f8cd0cdc78f96aa5856bfb77be798f Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cafcc1bd62934547c76abf46c6d0d54f135006fe No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cafcc1bd62934547c76abf46c6d0d54f135006fe Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e52f933598b781d291b9297e39c463536da0e185 No Types Assigned https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e52f933598b781d291b9297e39c463536da0e185 Patch
    Added CWE NIST CWE-416
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.18 up to (excluding) 5.10.227 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.11 up to (excluding) 5.15.168 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.16 up to (excluding) 6.1.113 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.2 up to (excluding) 6.6.55 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.7 up to (excluding) 6.10.14 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.11 up to (excluding) 6.11.3
  • CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Oct. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ext4: fix slab-use-after-free in ext4_split_extent_at() We hit the following use-after-free: ================================================================== BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in ext4_split_extent_at+0xba8/0xcc0 Read of size 2 at addr ffff88810548ed08 by task kworker/u20:0/40 CPU: 0 PID: 40 Comm: kworker/u20:0 Not tainted 6.9.0-dirty #724 Call Trace: <TASK> kasan_report+0x93/0xc0 ext4_split_extent_at+0xba8/0xcc0 ext4_split_extent.isra.0+0x18f/0x500 ext4_split_convert_extents+0x275/0x750 ext4_ext_handle_unwritten_extents+0x73e/0x1580 ext4_ext_map_blocks+0xe20/0x2dc0 ext4_map_blocks+0x724/0x1700 ext4_do_writepages+0x12d6/0x2a70 [...] Allocated by task 40: __kmalloc_noprof+0x1ac/0x480 ext4_find_extent+0xf3b/0x1e70 ext4_ext_map_blocks+0x188/0x2dc0 ext4_map_blocks+0x724/0x1700 ext4_do_writepages+0x12d6/0x2a70 [...] Freed by task 40: kfree+0xf1/0x2b0 ext4_find_extent+0xa71/0x1e70 ext4_ext_insert_extent+0xa22/0x3260 ext4_split_extent_at+0x3ef/0xcc0 ext4_split_extent.isra.0+0x18f/0x500 ext4_split_convert_extents+0x275/0x750 ext4_ext_handle_unwritten_extents+0x73e/0x1580 ext4_ext_map_blocks+0xe20/0x2dc0 ext4_map_blocks+0x724/0x1700 ext4_do_writepages+0x12d6/0x2a70 [...] ================================================================== The flow of issue triggering is as follows: ext4_split_extent_at path = *ppath ext4_ext_insert_extent(ppath) ext4_ext_create_new_leaf(ppath) ext4_find_extent(orig_path) path = *orig_path read_extent_tree_block // return -ENOMEM or -EIO ext4_free_ext_path(path) kfree(path) *orig_path = NULL a. If err is -ENOMEM: ext4_ext_dirty(path + path->p_depth) // path use-after-free !!! b. If err is -EIO and we have EXT_DEBUG defined: ext4_ext_show_leaf(path) eh = path[depth].p_hdr // path also use-after-free !!! So when trying to zeroout or fix the extent length, call ext4_find_extent() to update the path. In addition we use *ppath directly as an ext4_ext_show_leaf() input to avoid possible use-after-free when EXT_DEBUG is defined, and to avoid unnecessary path updates.
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e52f933598b781d291b9297e39c463536da0e185 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cafcc1bd62934547c76abf46c6d0d54f135006fe [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a5401d4c3e2a3d25643c567d26e6de327774a2c9 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8fe117790b37c84c651e2bad9efc0e7fda73c0e3 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d949ea75bb529ea6342e83465938a3b0ac51238 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/915ac3630488af0ca194dc63b86d99802b4f6e18 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c26ab35702f8cd0cdc78f96aa5856bfb77be798f [No types assigned]
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